Game board



Jl me 9; 1925. C. W. BABCQCK GAME BOARD;

Filed July 5. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 9, 1925 c. w. BABCOCK GAME BOARD Filed July 5. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Gem new June 9, 1925.

C. W. BABCOCK GAME BOARD Filed July' 3. 1 925 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented June 9, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES w. BABGOCK, OF ADDISON, NEW yonmnssrenon or ONE-HALF TO HARRY BABCOCK, or some, NEW roux.

GAME BOARD.

Application filed July 3,

To all 107mm it may concern.

' Be it known that I, CHARLES W. BAB- COCK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Addison, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented a new and useful (lame Board, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is of that general type in which rings are tossed over pegs, and one object of the invention is to provide a device of this sort which may be folded up into compact form when not in use. Another object of the invention is to improve the construction of the device, so far as the playing of the game is concerned.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

lVith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description prceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: 7

Figure 1 shows in front elevation, a device constructed in' accordance with the invention, set up for use, the tablet having been shifted to the front of the structure and being'broken away; Figure 2is a side elevation wherein parts are broken away; Figure 3 is a rear elevation; Figure 4 isa vertical section where-in parts appear in elevation;'

Figure 5 is a lan showingthe device as it will appear w ien folded up; Figure 6 is an elevation showing in detail the means whereby the rings are retained in place when not in 'usefFigure '7 is an elevation of that portion of the structure whichis disclosed in Figure 6.

Comparing Figures 1 and 2 it will be observed that the deviceforming the subject matter of this application includes a box-like body 1. As shown best in Figure 4, the top of the body 1 carries an internal cleat 2, the bottom of the. body being supplied with an internal cleat 3, the cleats supporting a table 4 which is located midway pins from

Serial No. 649316.

between the front and rear edges of the body. Pins or like projections are carried by the table 4 and extend forwardly, the pins being marked by the numeral 5. 0n the forward surface of the table 4, (Figure 1) there are numbers 6 individual to the A tablet 7 (Figures 3 and 4) rests against the rear surface of the table 4, be tween the cleats 2 and 3, and is supplied with letters 8, the letters 8 being individual to openings 9 formed in the tablet, the openings being spaced from each other to correspond with the distance between the pins 5 which extend forwardly from the table 4. The table 4 carries rearwardly extended projections 10, extended through certain of the openings 9 in the tablet 7 lVith the projections 10, detachable retainers 11, such as rubber bands or cords are united, certain of the retainers being crossed upon each other, as at 12, if desired, the retainers serving to hold thetablet 7 against the rear surface of the table 4. The game is played by pitching rings over the pins 5. If the players wish to use the numbers '6 and keep a numerical score, the tablet 7 is permitted to remain on the rear surface of thetable 4, as shown in Figure 3. If, however, the players desire to carry on a spelling game then the tablet 7 is removed from the rear surface of the table 4 and is placed on the forward surface of the table, as shown at 60 in Figure 1 the pins 5 extending through the openings'9 of the tablet, and the letters 8 on the tablet 'then'being individual to the pins 5. V f

In order to facilitate the keeping of a score, a counting mechanism is provided, the same embodying a frame which is pivoted at 16 (Figure 4) to the inner surfaces of the side portions of the body 1. The frame 15 carries horizontal guides 17, such as wires on which counters 18 are slidable, the counters being colored differently, at intervals, so as to facilitate the keeping of a score, in accordance with the well known custom. W hen the device is set up for use,

the body 1 as shown best in Figure 2. The abutments 19 carry keepers 20 and outer keepers 21 which may be in the form of eyes. Legs 22 are pivoted at 23 to the sides of the body 1 and abut against the blocks 19. hen the device is set up for use, latches 24, such as hooks, pivoted upon the legs 22, or engaged with the outer keepers 21. WVhen the device is not in use, the legs 22 may be folded upwardly and rearwardly, as shown in dotted line in Figure 2, against the abutments 19, and, then, the latches or hooks 24 are engaged with the inner keepers 20 are indicated in dotted line in Figure 2.

The box-like body land the legs 22 are sustained in the inclined position of Figure 2 through the instrumentality of a prop, which is denoted generally by the numeral 25. The prop 25 is a foldable, composite structure, and embodies an upper member 26 and a lower member 27.

The upper member 26 of the front is made up of side bars 28, a top rail 29 connecting the side rails, a lower rail 30 connecting the side bars, and cross braces 31 extended between the side bars. Buttons 32 (Fig ures 3 and '5) are pivoted to the lower rail 30 of the upper member 26. The lower rail 30 of the upper member 26 is supplied with projections 33, adapted to cooperate with retainers 34, such as rubber bands, secured to the cleat 3. The side bars 28 of the upper member 26 of the prop 25 extends between the sides of the body 1., behind the 1 table 4, and are pivotally mounted upon the sides of the body, as denoted by the numeral 61 (Figure 4). Flexible elements extend between the body 1 and the side bars 28 of the upper member 26 of the prop 25 and serve to hold the upper member of the prop in the position shown in Figure 4. It is possible, however to swing the upper member 26 of the prop inwardly against the table 4 within the body 1 when the device is not in-use, and, in order to hold the upper member of the prop'folded, as aforesaid, the retainers 34 are engaged with the projections 33 on the lower rail of. the upper member 26, as shown in Figure 5.

The lower member 27 of the prop 25 embodies side bars 36, top bars 37 connecting the side bars, and a bottom bar 38 connecting the side bars. The side bars 36 of the lower member of the prop extend between the side bars 28 of the upper member of the prop (Figure The bars 36 are pivoted to the bars 28, as indicated at 39 in Figure 4, the pivot points 39 being disposed above the lower rail 30 of the upper member 26 of the prop. For the convenient manipulation of the lower member of the prop, the bottom bar 38 is provided with a handle 40, such asa ring. A retractile member 41. is carried by the bottom bar 38 and is adapted to cooperate with a pin 42 on the top rail 29 of the upper member 26 of the prop 25.

hen the device is set up for use, as shown in Figure 4, the lower member 27 of the prop is alined with the upper member 26, the side bars 37 of the lower member abutting against the lower rail 36 of the upper member, the said rail being received between the top bars 37 of the lower member 27 and the buttons32 (Figure 3) being turned so that they overlap the rails 37, the parts 27 and 26 being held rigidly in alinement. It has been explained hereinbefore that the upper member 26 may be swung inwardly against the table 4, and when the member 26 is so positioned, the lower member 27 may be swung upwardly into alinement with the member 26, the side bars of the lower member being received between the side bars 28 of the upper. member. The retractile element 41 on the bottom bar 38 of the lower member 27 of the prop 25 then is engaged with the projection 42 on the top rail 29 of the upper member 26 of the prop to hold the lower member 27 within the contour of the body 1, as shown in Figure 5.

It has been stated hereinbefore that in the playing "of a game on the device de scribed, recourse is had to rings. A means is supplied for stowing these rings when they are not in use. i To this end, a plate 43 is attached to the top bars 37 of the lower member 27 of the prop 25, the plate carrying a stud 44. There are horizontally spaced ribs 45 and 46 on the plate 43, as Figures 6 and 7 show best. A latch 47 is pivoted at 48 to the rib 45 and extends across the end of the stud 44, the latch overlapping the rib 46 and being supplied with a handle 49, the-latch being equipped in one edge with a notch 50 adapted to cooperate with a keeper 51 on the rib 46. The rings 52 used.

.in the playing of the game are mounted on the stud 44 and are held thereon by the latch 47.

The way in which the structure may be set up for use and folded when not in use, has been set forth in detail hereinbefore, as has the'method of playing the game, it being necessary to state, merely that the rings 52 are pitched over the pins 5. Any rings which do not lodge upon the pins, slide downwardly on the table 4 and are retained by the lower portion'of the body 1.

lVhen the device is arranged as shown in Figure 4, it is so positionedthat it may be used conveniently by persons of average stature. When it is desired to lower the body 1, the legs 22 are turned back into the dotted line position of Figure 2, and the lower member 27 of the prop 25 is swung upwardly into alinement with the upper member 26, whereupon the device may be supported along the dotted line AB of Figure 2, on the lower end of the body 1 on the lower end of the upper member 26 of the prop 25.

What is claimed is: v

1. A game device comprising a table having ring-receiving projections, the table being supplied with characters individual to the projections, and a removable tablet cooperating with the table and provided with openings receiving the projections, the tablet being equipped with characters individual to the openings, and differing from the characters on the table.

2. A game device comprising a table having ring-receiving projections on its forward surface, the table being supplied on its forward surface with characters individual to the projections, a removable tablet cooperating with the forward surface of the table and provided with openings receiving the projections, the tablet being equipped with characters individual to the openings and differing from the characters on the table, and means for holding the table against the rear surface of the table when the tablet is not in use.

3. In a game device, a box-like body ineluding a table located between the forward and rear edges of the body, means on the table for receiving tossed articles, legs, means for pivoting the legs to the outer surface of the body, whereby the legs may be folded along the sides of the body, a frame, a counting mechanism carried by the frame, means for pivoting the frame to the inner surface of the body, the frame being of such a length that it may be swung toward the table and within the body, a prop comprising upper and lower members, means for hingedly connecting said members of the prop whereby they may be folded together,

and means for pivotally connecting the upper member of the prop to the body in such position that the folded'prop may be swung within the body and toward the table.

4:. In a game device, a box-like body including a table spaced from'the rear edge of the body, means on the table for receiving tossed articles, legs, means for connecting the legs to the body, a prop comprising upper and lower members, means for hingedly conecting said members of the prop, whereby they may be folded together, and means for pivotally connecting the upper member of the prop to the body in such position that the folded, prop may be swung within the body and toward the table.

5. In a game device, a box-like body including a table spaced from the rear edge of the body, means on the table for receiving tossed articles, legs, means for connecting the legs to the body, a prop comprising upper and lower members, means for hingedly connecting said members of the prop whereby they may be folded together, means for pivotally connecting the upper member of the prop to the body in such position that the folded prop may be swung within the body and toward the table, and means on one member of the slot for holding the tossed articles when the same are not in use, the space between the table and the rear edge of the body being positioned to house the folded prop and the tossed articles, when the tossed articles are mounted on one member of the prop, as aforesaid.

In, testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

(Q'I-IARLES \V. BABCOCK. \Vitnesses:

Anciruc L. Po'r'rsn, HARRY S. GAGE. 

